Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1813
Sheet size
22.2 × 33 cm (8.7 × 13.0 in)
Reference
BG-13740-9
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
In good condition given age. General age related toning due to age and handling. Please study scan carefully.
About this sheet
American Anecdote: Wolves and Boy, an original hand-colored aquatint from Foreign Field Sports, published in London by Edward Orme in 1813. The plate is lettered "American Anecdote Wolves & Boy" below the image, with "Howitt del." and "Dubourg sculp." at the lower corners.
A boy runs along a sunlit forest path in the middle distance, glancing back over his shoulder. Wolves are closing on him from behind the trees: one crouches low by the roots of a large, twisted trunk at the center, and three more press forward through the undergrowth at the lower right. A dark spruce stands at the left, birch-like trees with yellow-green foliage fill the background, and the wolves are colored in warm browns and grays with a grassy ground beneath.
The sheet belongs to the series Foreign Field Sports, which collected hunting scenes and anecdotes from different countries; this is the plate set in North America. The aquatint ground and the fine hand coloring give the forest its depth.
